ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑΝ, πονηριαν
PONĒRIAN, ponērian
Sounds Like: po-nee-REE-an
Translations: wickedness, evil, malice, mischief, a wickedness, an evil
From the root: ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state or quality of being wicked or evil. It denotes moral depravity, malice, or mischievousness. It can be used to describe actions, intentions, or a general disposition towards evil.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4189 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 35:5
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 9:56, 9:57
- 2 Esdras — 12:17, 16:2, 23:27
- 4 Maccabees — 2:13
- Psalms — 27:4, 93:23
- Ecclesiastes — 11:10
- Sirach — 25:13, 47:25
- Isaiah — 10:1, 59:7
- Matthew — 22:18
- Shepherd of Hermas — 26:2, 27:1
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 14:304
- Book 6 — 2:21
- Book 8 — 2:33, 11:287, 12:300
- Book 9 — 2:27
- Book 11 — 6:268
- Book 14 — 7:106
- Book 16 — 7:209
- Book 20 — 11:254
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 31:21
- Judges — 9:56, 9:57, 11:27, 15:3, 20:13
- Nehemiah — 2:17, 6:2, 13:27
- Psalms — 27:4, 93:23
- Ecclesiastes — 11:10
- Sirach — 25:13, 47:25
- Isaiah — 10:1, 59:7
- Baruch — 2:26
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 11:27
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 22:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΗΡΙΑ — wickedness, evil, malice, mischief, a wickedness, an evil
- ΠΟΝΗΡΕΙΑΣ — of wickedness, of malice, of depravity, of evil, of mischief, of iniquity
- ΠΟΝΗΡΗΙΑΣ — of wickedness, of evil, of malice, of depravity, of mischief
- ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ — wickedness, evil, malice, mischief, a wickedness, an evil, a malice, a mischief
- ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑΙ — wickedness, evil, malice, mischief, a wickedness, an evil
- ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑΙΣ — (to) wickedness, (to) evil, (to) malice, (to) mischief, (to) iniquity
- ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑΣ — of wickedness, of evil, of malice, of depravity, of mischief
- ΠΟΝΗΡΙΩΝ — of wickedness, of evil, of malice, of iniquity
- ΠΟΡΗΡΙΑΣ — of wickedness, of evil, of malice, of depravity, of iniquity
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